El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank: How to Get Food
El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank says in its own words that you do not have to prove your income to get food.
- Proof of income
- Not required
- Cost
- Free
- Hands out food
- Yes, directly
- Hours
- Published
- see “When is it open”
Do I have to prove my income to get food from El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank?
Quoted in full in the green box above.
How do I actually get food from El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank?
The food bank works with more than 130 partner organisations and lists 58 distribution sites. Go to elpasoansfightinghunger.org/get-help, use the map to find the nearest site, and go on its distribution day. Some sites are drive-through, others walk-up. The food bank's own Mercado at 9541 Plaza Circle also distributes. A CSV of the distribution list can be downloaded. Staff also help apply for SNAP at no cost.
When is El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank open?
Each site has its own schedule shown on the official map, which the page calls the most up-to-date information. Do not rely on copied hours: check the map or call.
Does El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank cost anything?
Free. The page says food is provided at no cost.
What do I need to bring?
Nothing is listed beyond basic household information. Bring bags; for a drive-through, space in the boot.
Where El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank works
El Paso, Hudspeth and Culberson Counties, Texas
Worth knowing before you go
Distributions run in all three counties. Their Mercado site is listed as Tuesday to Friday; confirm on the map.
For more than this week
A pantry covers today. SNAP covers the month, and in Texas the application is the state's own. SNAP in Texas →
Other food banks in TX
Each one covers different counties, so if El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank does not reach where you live, one of these probably does.
- San Antonio Food BankSan Antonio, TX
- Central Texas Food BankAustin, TX
- North Texas Food BankPlano, TX
- South Plains Food Bank, Inc.Lubbock, TX
- Tarrant Area Food BankFort Worth, TX
- East Texas Food BankTyler, TX
Read on elpasoansfightinghunger.org on Sep 9, 2026. We do not copy opening hours from other sites, because a wrong hour sends someone on a wasted trip. Last review Sep 9, 2026.
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